Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Leicestershire Foxes vs Derbyshire Falcons

Leicestershire Foxes vs Derbyshire Falcons at a glance

• This year, Wayne Madsen leads Derbyshire Falcons’ batting charts with 168 runs in just three innings.
• Leicestershire Foxes should keep an eye on Naseem Shah.
• Arron Lilley and Colin Ackermann are not reliable batters for Leicestershire Foxes at the moment.

Leicestershire Foxes vs Derbyshire Falcons Team Preview

Leicestershire Foxes

Leicestershire are still waiting for their first win in the 2023 T20 Blast following losses to Lancashire Lightning by 8 wickets, Birmingham Bears by 5 wickets, and Worcestershire Rapids by 33 runs. They are currently ranked last in the North Group.

The Foxes have had three different leading run scorers in their first three games, but none have reached a half-century. Wiaan Mulder led the scoring in the first game, followed by Nick Welch in the second. Rishi Patel achieved Leicestershire’s highest score of the season in the previous encounter, scoring 42 runs off 29 balls. After failing to take a wicket against Lancashire Lightning and Birmingham Bears, young Pakistan pace bowler Naseem Shah impressed against Worcestershire Rapids, taking 2-32. In this game, we expect him to spearhead the bowling attack.

Derbyshire Falcons

Derbyshire, like their opponents in this match, is still hunting for their first victory of the competition and hopes to avoid their fourth consecutive 2023 Vitality Blast defeat. They are one spot ahead of the Foxes in this match due to a higher net run rate.

Wayne Madsen, the tournament’s veteran, must be thinking about what he needs to do to win. He has scored a half-century in all three Blast games and also scored 83 in a 2nd XI T20 encounter between the second and third games. Brooke Guest, the keeper-batter, scored 49 runs in the previous game. On Monday, Zaman Khan and Luis Reece each got two wickets against the Northamptonshire Steelbacks, while the other four bowlers deployed in the match went wicketless. Mark Watt, a left-arm spinner, is yet to remove a player in the 2023 Blast but should benefit from the surface in this encounter.

Leicestershire Foxes vs Derbyshire Falcons Team Playing Squads

Leicestershire Foxes Squads

Leicestershire Foxes

Colin Ackermann (c), Harry Swindells (wk), Nick Welch, Arron Lilley, Wiaan Mulder, Soloman Budinger, Rishi Patel, Naseem Shah, Rehan Ahmed, Callum Parkinson, and Will Davis.

Derbyshire Falcons Squads

Derbyshire Falcons

Leus du Plooy (c), Brooke Guest (wk), Luis Reece, Wayne Madsen, Anuj Dal, Haider Ali, Zak Chappell, Mattie McKiernan, George Scrimshaw, Mark Watt, and Zaman Khan.

Leicestershire Foxes vs Derbyshire Falcons Team Form in Last 5 Matches

Leicestershire Foxes vs Derbyshire Falcons outfield report

Uptonsteel County Ground Leicester

The chasing team has won 44% of the Vitality Blast matches at the venue. As a result, the team that wins the toss here is likely to bowl first.

The weather for the match is forecast to be gloomy, but there is no chance of rain.

Grace Road in Leicester will host this Vitality Blast match. There will be some turns for the spinners, but it’s also a superb batting ground where a score of 200 or more is probably possible.

Leicestershire Foxes vs Derbyshire Falcons Final Prediction

Winning the toss

• Leicestershire Foxes

Player of the Match

• Leicestershire Foxes – Rishi Patel

Most sixes

• Leicestershire Foxes – Rishi Patel
• Derbyshire Falcons – Wayne Madsen

Most wickets

• Leicestershire Foxes – Callum Parkinson
• Derbyshire Falcons – Zaman Khan

Most runs

• Leicestershire Foxes – Rishi Patel
• Derbyshire Falcons – Wayne Madsen

Team Scores Batting First

• Leicestershire Foxes – 195+
• Derbyshire Falcons – 175+

According to our prediction, Leicestershire Foxes will win this match.